trufflelilyRN

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  1. Two Job Offers-How To Pick

    Certainly, Beth makes good points to consider. Another factor to consider is that you will learn more in your first few months working in acute care than you did in school. Day shift offers more learning opportunities than night shift, it is busier a...
  2. Emergency Calls- How long do we wait?

    As U.S. Army Children, Youth, and School Services (CYSS) nurse our policy is to always call 911 before calling the parent for just this reason.
  3. Regret becoming a nurse....

    Nursing is very broad. Have you considered areas such as public health or school nursing? Have you considered working for the military? They use civilian and military nurses in many unique areas. These are just a couple of many areas available.
  4. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    Call me judgmental--I don't mind a bit. Aubrienora, you are not nurse material. Maybe try selling used cars.
  5. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    Watch 2 magicians destroy the anti-vaccine movement in 90 seconds An illustration is worth a thousand words.
  6. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    No, IrishizRn, not because the vaccinated child has more rights, but because the non-vaccinated child has choices. The immune suppressed and too-young-to-be-vaccinated child has no choices. They are at the mercy of those who choose not to vaccinate.
  7. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    brownbook, the same theme is increasingly occurring in pets. People are not vaccinating dogs and cats because of fear of adverse reactions, and they believe the "natural immune response" of the animal protects it better than vaccine. . . then wonder ...
  8. Nursing: Then and Now

    No amino, no US, no Doppler. Fetal age determined by dates and when movement first felt, and X-ray to determine calcification of bone. Rectal exams to determine dilatation because vaginal exams might cause infection. No fathers, family, or labor coac...
  9. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    What can be learned by treating these patients in Atlanta, with all of the resources CDC has to offer, far outweighs the risk to the staff that is highly trained in infectious disease. It is my understanding that these patients are going into state o...
  10. Nursing: Then and Now

    Perhaps it varied in parts of the country, but as an RN I carried malpractice in the early 1970s. In school it was stressed that we should do so.
  11. Specialized Training in Public Health

    Unfortunately, PHNs usually do not get paid more. LOL
  12. Specialized Training in Public Health

    At the health jurisdiction where I worked in the 1970s the Public Heqlth Nurses carried large caseloads of MCH and infectious disease patients. Did we diagnose? Sure we did. That specialized training available to PHNs has served me well my entire car...
  13. Specialized Training in Public Health

    Public Health Nurses were the very first Advanced Practice Nurses, and we didnt even know it. LOL. Your Health Officer is responsible for providing standing orders allowing nurses to perform duties beyond what we normally do in our scope of practice....
  14. Nursing: Then and Now

    Does anyone else remember cleaning thermometers? After vital signs were taken on the floor thermometers were cleaned of any matter and soaked in alcohol or benzylkonium chloride. In four hours or when vital signs were due again, they were dried, plac...
  15. Nurses Talk To Nurses. Doctors Talk To Doctors

    Where is your EO representative? Hostile workplace. This is not allowed.